City tour in Berlin: Südliches Tiergartenviertel
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About this Tour
Experience a special city tour in Berlin through the southern Tiergarten district and discover a piece of moving capital history. In 2.5 hours, you will take you from the vibrant Potsdamer Platz via the Kulturforum to today's embassy district around Rauchstraße.
This journey through time ranges from the 19th century to the Roaring Twenties, the Nazi era with the visions of Albert Speer to modern capital development. You'll learn about lavish nights in legendary Berlin, about art-loving villa residents, Jewish families, expropriation, exile and destruction. At the same time, you'll discover how the district was rethought after the war — with cultural institutions, embassies and current construction projects.
This historic city tour combines architecture, society and personal fates into a lively, authentic narrative — accessible, surprising and full of Berlin stories.
Steps of the tour
- Meeting point at The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin at Potsdamer Platz
- Introduction to the history of Potsdamer Platz in the 19th and early 20th century
- Insights into the sophisticated life around Haus Vaterland and the upper middle classes of the time
- Walk towards a former villa district with a focus on architecture and residents
- Stories about artists, patrons and Jewish families in the Tiergartenviertel
- Addressing the upheavals from 1933, demolitions and urban planning under National Socialism
- Background information on “Germania” plans and urban planning visions
- Development after 1945: wasteland, new beginnings and cultural institutions
- Current construction projects and debates relating to museum buildings and urban development
- Anecdotes about illegal schnapps distillery, marriage drama and quirky Berlin personalities
- End of the tour near Rauchstraße
Who should take part in this tour?
This Berlin city tour is ideal for history buffs, architecture enthusiasts and anyone who wants to discover Berlin beyond the classic sights. Also exciting for Berliners who want to get to know their own neighborhood in a new way.
Details to remember
cpb culturepartner berlin GmbH
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